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Brian's story I met Brian in rehab on April 31st, 2002. We had a group called relapse prevention. When I first went in the group I noticed him right away. There was just something about him. He had the most beautiful eyes and a gorgeous smile. We talked for a long time. Eventually I found out he was there for heroin. It scared me at first cause I have known people who died from it and people who are still suffering from it. I was in rehab for cocaine so I kind of knew how hard it is to quit drugs that are so addictive. Brian was Bi polar. He always had his ups and downs, but they were mostly down. His family was pretty much dysfunctional. His dad beat him since he was born. His mom was anorexic. His older sister was a drug addict as well. His little sister Kelly was one of his best friends though. His dad always told him he was useless and never was going to amount to anything. I guess sooner or later you start to believe what you were told so many times. Brian started his addiction when he was 12. He robbed houses, robbed his parents, got in fights and stole cars by the time he was 14. When I met him in rehab he had trail marks going down both of his arms. He was so smart and talented. He use to write poems to me all the time. He got good grades in school. When he left rehab I believed he was going to do right in his life. After 21 days of being free he got locked up for using heroin and selling drugs. When I got out of rehab he mailed me everyday telling me how much he loved me and wanted to change. It sounded so real that it was actually going to happen. I believed since I was there for him and I would never hurt him I could save him. Things went...»»

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	February 2003